The fear of coronavirus is severely impacting the U.S. blood supply as blood centers and hospitals across the country are struggling to maintain stable inventories and avoid a critical blood shortage. With school closures and business shutdowns, many anticipated blood collections disappeared—almost overnight. And that number continues to grow. In an effort to help address the severe blood supply shortage in McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley, the City of McAllen has partnered with Vitalant to host a weeklong blood drive, from August 3-7, 2020, at various City of McAllen facilities throughout the week so employees and the public alike can ...